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2nd June 2013, 01:20 #1
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A question to the wise about the constructor championship. Is there any way....
Redbull team will not win. Looking at my bookie outfit they have them as 1 to 2 favorites. In other words bet 100 dollars to win 50. It seems to be a no brainer and easy money.Also of note it seems Redbull's cars are reliable in that they seldom don't finish a race do to technical failure. Or is there a chance that one of the other teams has changes in the works that will enable them to challenge red bulls dominance in the second half of the season.
Thanks in advance
Any input appreciated
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2nd June 2013, 03:17 #2
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It's not as safe a bet as you think. They are leading at the moment, but that is down to the fact that Alonso took himself out at Malaysia and his lackluster drive in Monaco. Also Mercedes were appallingly bad on the tyres so far, but completely unrelated to the dodgy test of course, they had Red Bull in check on tyre degrad in Monaco. So as it looks now, RB might end up the only team that can't get the MAOM's to work and might well slip back as the season goes on.
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2nd June 2013, 03:22 #3
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Grosjean is not consistent enough to let Lotus get close enough to RBR. The only other title contender is Ferrari. Vettel is slowly out scoring Alonso. Even if Alonso beats him, the points spread will be small. Ferrari really needs Massa's help in the WCC. However, Massa was rattled pretty badly in the Monaco crash. Who knows how long he will take to fully recover, physically and emotionally. So right now, I would bet cautiously on RBR to win.
PS: I don't think Mercedes will be a contender. For one, the Monaco win does need to imply much. Monaco is a quite unique race track in the calendar. We need to see a couple more races to make a full judgement on Mercedes.
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2nd June 2013, 16:27 #4
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Red Bull has been the third best car this season. Vettel has been utterly incredible. They may even have the fourth best car come Montreal if Mercedes have improved and Lotus has maintained development. Webber has been nowhere other than Malaysia and Monaco (probably his best circuit) and Vettel has gotten everything possible out of the machinery he's been given.
A Lotus in the hands of Vettel would be leading the championship no question about it.
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2nd June 2013, 16:49 #5Originally Posted by faster69
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3rd June 2013, 02:22 #6
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Originally Posted by Ranger
And even when he did finally win in 2007 he had to have the most incredible sequence of events for it to happen. Hamilton had one of the biggest all-time chokes in sporting history. Even had to have Massa slow down and hand him the win in Brazil.
Then you have the Monaco Grand Prix. Kimi had a third year driver in a much slower car swarming all over the back of him lap after lap.
He's gonna get blown away next year at Red Bull. But it doesn't matter because his fan bois will have every excuse in the book. "Vettel has been there since 2009" "Vettel is team leader even if it's not stated" maybe something about "the car not suited to Kimi's driving style". There will be every excuse they can think of.
20 wins from 183 races for a guy that has always had a car capable of race wins except for 2001 is a pretty mediocre performance.
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3rd June 2013, 16:54 #7Originally Posted by faster69
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3rd June 2013, 20:08 #8
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I have missed about 6 races in 19 years.
He's always been in good teams, has had years where he was really on it (like 2005), but could never put it together consistently. Poor qualifier at the death, inconsistent racer, but when there's no pressure on can pull out a fastest lap of the race.
One world championship is about all he deserves.
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4th June 2013, 02:59 #9Originally Posted by faster69
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4th June 2013, 09:51 #10
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Clearly it is. It's just that Raikonnen and Alonso have been abysmal in qualifying. Ferrari and Lotus two best cars. They just don't have a superstar driver like Red Bull do.
I admire your will Mirek to argue with the windmills here.
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